prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Eikyō era (1429.9.5-1441.2.17)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
while; even though; despite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
of course; certainly; naturally
Ashikaga Mochiuji (1398-1439)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)